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Prime Minister Mark Carney announces Canada's 1st sovereign wealth fund

Prime Minister Mark Carney announces Canada's 1st sovereign wealth fund

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the country's first national sovereign wealth fund on Monday, pitching the new agency as a way for Canadians to invest in nation-building projects. Carney said the Canada Strong Fund will invest in major Canadian industrial projects in areas such as energy, infrastructure, mining, agriculture and technology. The prime minister said the federal government will put...

‘Rushed return’: with Liberals now in a majority, former cabinet staffers and past Grit MPs ‘want back in’

‘Rushed return’: with Liberals now in a majority, former cabinet staffers and past Grit MPs ‘want back in’

Former B.C. Liberal MP John Aldag wants his party to begin nominating candidates as soon as possible so they can start campaigning and fundraising for the next election. A significant number of exempt ministerial and MP staffers who left in 2024 expecting a Liberal defeat are now returning to Parliament Hill, as the party now holds a majority and Prime...

Lower-than-forecasted deficit, new affordability measures expected in spring fiscal update

Lower-than-forecasted deficit, new affordability measures expected in spring fiscal update

Finance minister says economic resilience and affordability are priorities. Finance experts predict Tuesday's spring economic update will contain a number of new economic measures aimed at tackling affordability and the wider economic challenges of the country, and they expect the update will show a smaller-than-forecasted deficit. "That'll be the headline number that will likely get a lot of attention," said...

These voters are mad — and they’re wondering where their floor-crossing MP has gone

These voters are mad — and they’re wondering where their floor-crossing MP has gone

The sign on the door says “closed” and Jamie Morningstar is not happy. Clutching an envelope of income tax papers, he’s come for help to the constituency office of local MP Marilyn Gladu, who two weeks ago stunned the populace — and Parliament — by jumping from the Conservatives to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals.

Poll suggests Canadians want Carney government focused on affordability in next year

Poll suggests Canadians want Carney government focused on affordability in next year

A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests Canadians are giving Prime Minister Mark Carney's government a passing grade in its first year of international relations, but it has failed to meet expectations on affordability issues. The poll asked 2,013 Canadians a series of questions about the government's performance since it won the election on April 28, 2025. Last...

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Federal Tracker: Liberals Lead by 11

Federal Tracker: Liberals Lead by 11

The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, leading by 11 points over the Pierre Poilievre Conservatives. If a federal election were held today among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals would receive 45% of the vote, followed by the Conservatives at 34%, the NDP at 9%, and the Bloc...

Election +365: A year post-Carney win, most say he’s met foreign policy expectations, fallen short on affordability

Election +365: A year post-Carney win, most say he’s met foreign policy expectations, fallen short on affordability

First anniversaries are a significant milestone in most aspects of life. That it has been one year since Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal Liberals completed a stunning reversal of electoral fortunes and secured a minority government in the House of Commons is no less remarkable. The election campaign may have focused on elbows, but it is concerns from...



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Canadians should brace themselves for possibly extreme measures from Trump

Canadians should brace themselves for possibly extreme measures from Trump

No Canadian prime minister has ever faced a more difficult relationship with an American president than Prime Minister Mark Carney does with Donald Trump.

Carney is preparing us for something, we’re just not sure what

Carney is preparing us for something, we’re just not sure what

Like others, my immediate thoughts upon watching Prime Minister Mark Carney’s “Forward Guidance” video was a comparison to former United States president Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “fireside chats” during the 1930s and ’40s. FDR used these chats for several purposes but, like Carney, most importantly they were a way of communicating directly with voters without the filters of media. FDR’s chats...

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338 Sunday Update: Conservatives Losing Ground. Not a Liberal surge - that came last winter - but a steady erosion of CPC support is widening the gap.

338 Sunday Update: Conservatives Losing Ground. Not a Liberal surge - that came last winter - but a steady erosion of CPC support is widening the gap.

Fresh off a by-election sweep and a newly formed (if thin) majority in the House of Commons, the federal Liberals have increased their lead over the Conservatives in recent days—not because Liberal support has surged, but because the Conservatives have slipped further back in the aggregate. In our latest episode of The Numbers (recorded Thursday morning), Eric and I discussed...

Oil producers to begin unveiling profits and spending plans

Oil producers to begin unveiling profits and spending plans

Canadian oil producers will provide a first glimpse this week of how the spike in energy prices is boosting their bottom line — and what they plan to do with the bumper profits. Companies are releasing financial results for the first three months of the year, covering a period when oil prices were relatively low in January and February before...

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Mark Carney and Danielle Smith are about to define Canada’s climate future

Mark Carney and Danielle Smith are about to define Canada’s climate future

Canada is at a crossroads. In the coming days and weeks, the federal government will decide whether the country compromises its climate commitments or embraces a more sustainable path towards a greener future.

Nova Scotia could be a natural gas superpower, too

Nova Scotia could be a natural gas superpower, too

Its natural gas reserves have the potential to enrich its people and power the world. Let’s get some shovels in the ground



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A USMCA defensive action that can’t really buy peace

A USMCA defensive action that can’t really buy peace

It’s nice that U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen got a few cheers in Canada for taking U.S. officials to task for their insults. But it’s the injury that is the real problem. Ms. Shaheen snapped back at U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who had recently said his Canadian counterparts “suck” and complained during a Senate subcommittee hearing last week that liquor...

Behind the trade talk bluster, Donald Trump is panicking. This is how Canada should respond

Behind the trade talk bluster, Donald Trump is panicking. This is how Canada should respond

You wouldn’t know it, from their usual delusional bluster, but Donald Trump’s team is starting to panic. And perhaps they should. The president’s popularity is plummeting. One clear reason: the economic revolution he promised has turned into a catastrophe.

Is Canada becoming a one-party state?

Is Canada becoming a one-party state?

While the federal Liberals smugly refer to themselves as Canada’s natural governing party, the historical record suggests that may be true, despite the danger it poses to democracy.

Doug Ford’s problem wasn’t the plane, it was the politics

Doug Ford’s problem wasn’t the plane, it was the politics

Let me be clear: on the underlying question, Doug Ford was right.

By taunting Mark Carney, Donald Trump’s trade team is only helping Canada

By taunting Mark Carney, Donald Trump’s trade team is only helping Canada

If U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration hoped to strengthen Canada’s hand in trade talks, it could hardly have done a better job. This week, the U.S. deputy trade representative Rick Switzer told the Council of Foreign Relations that Prime Minister Mark Carney is guilty of “political malpractice” for pitting himself politically against the president, that he’s driven by his “ego,”...

The important questions raised by Parliament's game of musical chairs

The important questions raised by Parliament's game of musical chairs

With Liberal MPs holding a majority of seats in the House of Commons, government House leader Steven MacKinnon moved a motion on Thursday that would see that majority reflected in the allotment of seats on House committees. This would be an entirely remarkable development — the sort of procedural housekeeping that occurs at the start of each Parliament — except...



With a Little Help from his Friends: Mark Carney’s New Trade Committee

With a Little Help from his Friends: Mark Carney’s New Trade Committee

In the classic Canadian tradition of diffusing the pain by enlarging the official target field, Prime Minister Mark Carney this week unveiled a 24-member Advisory Committee on Canada-US Economic Relations to buttress his negotiating team heading into the looming CUSMA review with the United States and Mexico. The committee is composed of some pan-partisan political figures, from former federal Tory...

Trump may be temporary. The damage he is doing isn’t

Trump may be temporary. The damage he is doing isn’t

Was John Turner right? Is Donald Trump’s weaponization of Canada’s dependence on trade with the United States vindication of the Liberal leader’s dire prophecies during the 1988 election campaign? Is this the bitter fruit of the Mulroney government’s decision, all those years ago, to sign a free-trade agreement with the United States?

Expect Trump to try to punish Canada for not bending the knee

Expect Trump to try to punish Canada for not bending the knee

We’ve been warned for months that Canada faces exceedingly tough talks on renewing the CUSMA/USMCA trade deal. With Donald Trump blowing off the importance of Canada (“we don’t need anything they have”), it was shaping up as a cage match at the negotiating table. As of this week, though, we face the very real possibility of an even more ominous...

Political Pulse: NDP to lose last Quebec MP as Boulerice set to resign

Political Pulse: NDP to lose last Quebec MP as Boulerice set to resign

In a recent op-ed, Liberal MP and former environment minister Steven Guilbeault wrote that the government's energy ambitions put the country at a climate crossroads. Power & Politics questions Guilbeault on his hopes for the Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding, and on his thoughts regarding the current state of the Liberal party.

Carney can’t stickhandle a new world order alone. He’ll need help from his hockey buddy

Carney can’t stickhandle a new world order alone. He’ll need help from his hockey buddy

When Mark Carney skated over to the TV cameras at an ice rink in Ottawa this month, he introduced his hockey buddy Alexander Stubb to Canadians as “the man, the myth, the legend” and the prime minister’s “No. 1 draft choice.” Carney isn’t putting together a beer league, nor is he trying out for the Ottawa Charge, whose practice he...

Avi Lewis is smart to shed light on surveillance pricing

Avi Lewis is smart to shed light on surveillance pricing

New NDP Leader Avi Lewis has set his sights on bringing an end to the practice of surveillance pricing, calling it a “crystal clear example of why we desperately need government guardrails to protect us from the triple threat of Big Tech, AI and corporate monopolies that dominate every sector of our economy.” During a press conference in Ottawa flanked...



A worrying sign of tech blindness as USMCA talks approach

A worrying sign of tech blindness as USMCA talks approach

Among the former politicians and CEOs of a mining giant, a paper company, a steel company, a potash producer, a railway, a bank, and lobby groups for small business and the auto and aluminum sectors, there was a glaring omission: experts from the tech sector. The 24 people on the Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations announced by Prime Minister...

The Tories say the Carney majority is illegitimate. Their reasoning speaks to a larger issue

The Tories say the Carney majority is illegitimate. Their reasoning speaks to a larger issue

Opinion on Canada’s New! Liberal! Majority! Government! has tended to divide into two camps. On one hand are those, mostly to be found on the Conservative end of things, who denounce the process by which the Liberals attained their majority – five opposition MPs, crossing the floor one after the other, like baby ducks – as illegitimate, even undemocratic. Canadians...

Washington’s set to eat Canada’s digital sovereignty for lunch in the CUSMA talks

Washington’s set to eat Canada’s digital sovereignty for lunch in the CUSMA talks

Jim Balsillie said Canada was ‘hijacked’ last time around and is likely to be further disadvantaged in the pending negotiations

Insults and fake outrage won’t help Donald Trump win his trade war

Insults and fake outrage won’t help Donald Trump win his trade war

For one shining moment in Washington on Wednesday, a Democratic senator stared down Donald Trump’s administration with some words that many Canadians have been wanting to hurl in the president’s direction. It was during a Senate subcommittee hearing when U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick — the same one who said “they suck” when referring to Canada last week — was...

Danielle Smith is already turning Alberta into America’s 51st state

Danielle Smith is already turning Alberta into America’s 51st state

Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party never mentioned the prospect of an independence referendum in the last election campaign, and voters never gave them a mandate to pursue one. But that hasn’t stopped her from pushing the province into a polarizing separatist debate, one that’s already attracting attention — and almost certainly interference — from foreign powers. Worse, it might all...

Big tent politics is back, and Canada may be better for it

Big tent politics is back, and Canada may be better for it

The recent defection of longtime Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal caucus — followed swiftly by a string of federal byelection wins that secured a governing majority — has reignited a familiar debate in Canadian politics: the merits and risks of “big tent” political parties.



Canada’s rupture with the U.S. is temporary

Canada’s rupture with the U.S. is temporary

Prime Minister Mark Carney wants us to believe the rupture with the United States will be long-lasting, maybe here to stay. He suggested it again in his weekend video posted on YouTube. “Some ... believe that we should wait in the hope that the United States will return to normal,” he said. “But hope isn’t a plan and nostalgia is...

"Judge me by my enemies?" Mark Carney ditches that rule book. Today's Trade Council is the latest example of the PM's instinct to find allies, not opponents.

"Judge me by my enemies?" Mark Carney ditches that rule book. Today's Trade Council is the latest example of the PM's instinct to find allies, not opponents.

While campaigning for the presidency in Portland, in 1932, Franklin Roosevelt told a crowd “my friends, judge me by the enemies I’ve made.”. In a 2015 Presidential debate, Anderson Cooper asked the candidates which enemy they were most proud of making. There’s a deep history of politics about picking your enemies as deliberately as you choose your friends.

Less forward guidance, Mr. Carney, and more accountability

Less forward guidance, Mr. Carney, and more accountability

“Thank you for your time,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said at the close of his recent direct-to-you vlog, titled Forward Guidance. “I know it’s precious.” That’s nice. He told Canadians he is going to want to talk with them again, but promised to do so sparingly. “I know you have busy lives and you don’t need busy lives from me,”...

Tracking Carney’s ever-changing positions on a trade deal with Trump

Tracking Carney’s ever-changing positions on a trade deal with Trump

If you’re confused about where Canada stands heading into negotiations with the U.S. on the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, it’s likely because Prime Minister Mark Carney keeps moving the goalposts.

Avi Lewis’s NDP senses the right spots to attack Carney’s left

Avi Lewis’s NDP senses the right spots to attack Carney’s left

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney once levelled the bizarre charge that the first thing then NDP leader Ed Broadbent would do if elected to replace him would be to nationalize high-end menswear retailer Harry Rosen. It was a personal shot at Broadbent, who was renowned for his ill-fitting brown tweed jackets, but also a reminder to voters that elements within...

The ‘gravy plane’ mess has sent a message: Doug Ford should retire

The ‘gravy plane’ mess has sent a message: Doug Ford should retire

The “gravy plane” mess lasted only a few days. But it sent a message. If Doug Ford hears that message, the Ontario Premier will soon retire. The public learned last week that the provincial government had acquired a preowned Bombardier Challenger 650 jet aircraft. On Sunday, in the wake of opposition howls, the Premier announced the government would sell the...

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Carney expected to have more Western Canada candidates to pick from for Supreme Court seat

Carney expected to have more Western Canada candidates to pick from for Supreme Court seat

The deadline to apply for an open seat on the Supreme Court of Canada is Monday, and Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to have more candidates to choose from the West compared with the region’s previous vacancy on the top court. Justice Sheilah Martin, from Calgary, announced her retirement in mid-January. Her last day is May 30. Mr. Carney...

Carney to announce sovereign wealth fund to back major projects

Carney to announce sovereign wealth fund to back major projects

Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce plans to create a sovereign wealth fund Monday, a day ahead of the spring economic statement, according to a senior government official. The fund will be used to invest alongside the private sector in major projects that the Carney government has committed to building over the coming years, and the government also plans to...

Christine Frechette to begin first foreign mission as Quebec premier

Christine Frechette to begin first foreign mission as Quebec premier

Quebec Premier Christine Frechette will travel to Washington on Monday for her first official foreign mission. She will arrive there just as the U.S. capital has been shaken by what appears to be another assassination attempt targeting President Donald Trump. The visit comes just two months before trade negotiations begin on the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, scheduled for July 1.

Poilievre demands Carney cap federal deficit at $31B ahead of spring economic update

Poilievre demands Carney cap federal deficit at $31B ahead of spring economic update

Liberal government tabling new fiscal picture amid U.S. trade war, oil instability. Ahead of an important fiscal update this week, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding Prime Minister Mark Carney cap the federal deficit at $31 billion, in part by eliminating big ticket items like a major rail project and the gun buyback program. "We should have no deficit," Poilievre...

Liberals must show results in spring economic update: former PBO

Liberals must show results in spring economic update: former PBO

Prime Minister Mark Carney will be under pressure to show results from his economic agenda when his government tables an update to its fiscal outlook on Tuesday. The spring economic statement comes one year to the day after the party secured a minority mandate in the federal election, a fourth win for the Liberals in a row, but the first...

O’Toole says China not a replacement for U.S., disagrees with PM Carney on EV deal

O’Toole says China not a replacement for U.S., disagrees with PM Carney on EV deal

Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole is cautioning the prime minister that despite the need to diversify trade, China is not a substitute for the United States. O’Toole has been tapped to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s 24-member Canada-U.S. Advisory Committee, unveiled this week as a formal review of the countries’ trilateral trade deal with Mexico fast approaches. More than a...

Carney needs Alberta and Quebec referendum questions ‘put to rest’ to focus on economic challenges, say politicos

Carney needs Alberta and Quebec referendum questions ‘put to rest’ to focus on economic challenges, say politicos

'Even if these votes don't pass, the uncertainty that the sentiment exists could impact the appetite for companies to invest in Canada,' says pollster Nik Nanos. Separatist sentiment in Alberta and Quebec pose risks to investor confidence that could damage Canada’s economy, presenting a challenge for Prime Minister Mark Carney as he tries to pursue a national unity agenda in...

Manitoba premier says social media ban coming for kids, like Australia

Manitoba premier says social media ban coming for kids, like Australia

The Manitoba government is planning to ban children from using social media and artificial intelligence chatbots. Premier Wab Kinew announced the policy at the Manitoba NDP's annual spring fundraising dinner and says Manitoba will be the first province to make the move, but he did not specify an age. He says the platforms expose children to online harms and create...

White House says suspect in Correspondents’ Dinner shooting wanted to target Trump officials

White House says suspect in Correspondents’ Dinner shooting wanted to target Trump officials

President Donald Trump and top officials were rushed to safety after shots were fired near stairs leading down to the main ballroom.

Poilievre calls for suspension of all federal fuel taxes for rest of 2026

Poilievre calls for suspension of all federal fuel taxes for rest of 2026

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for the suspension of all federal fuel taxes, including the excise tax, the carbon tax and the GST, for the rest of 2026 in an effort to address the spike in fuel prices in Canada, which he says are 15 per cent higher than those in the United States. Poilievre told CP24 and...

Good Talk - Has Mark Carney Had It With U.S. Trade Tactics and Insults?

Good Talk - Has Mark Carney Had It With U.S. Trade Tactics and Insults?

The Prime Minister keeps his cool in public, but he's said to sometimes lose that cool in private. Doesn't suffer fools well and demands action not foot dragging. This week we saw him come close to bluntly telling the Americans to back off with the demands and get with the program on trade talks. That's just one of the things...

After Terrebonne byelection win, Carney Liberals eye Quebec’s lone NDP riding when Boulerice exits for provincial run

After Terrebonne byelection win, Carney Liberals eye Quebec’s lone NDP riding when Boulerice exits for provincial run

With ongoing momentum and the Conservative and NDP vote collapse in Terrebonne, pollster Greg Lyle says the Liberals have a good shot at winning in Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, a riding represented by the same NDP MP for the last 15 years. After recently winning the challenging Quebec riding of Terrebonne, the Liberals are feeling bullish and are now eyeing the Montreal...

Canada, Mexico agree to ‘close coordination’ on USMCA talks

Canada, Mexico agree to ‘close coordination’ on USMCA talks

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed on Friday to closely coordinate their efforts as potentially turbulent talks commence on renewing a trilateral trade pact with the United States. The two leaders spoke Friday about the upcoming review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a readout. And they pledged “close coordination to...

Manitoba won’t put U.S. liquor on shelves until Trump drops tariffs, releases Epstein files: Kinew

Manitoba won’t put U.S. liquor on shelves until Trump drops tariffs, releases Epstein files: Kinew

American liquor will only return to Manitoba store shelves if the U.S. drops all tariffs on Canadian goods, Wab Kinew said Friday. Manitoba has boycotted American booze since February 2025, and the premier said in an interview with CTV Power Play‘s Mike Le Couteur that besides dropping tariffs, the only other thing that could affect negotiations would be the full...

Carney has promised regular trade updates. Why is YouTube his platform of choice?

Carney has promised regular trade updates. Why is YouTube his platform of choice?

Political advertising, digital strategists weigh in on PM's Forward Guidance video. Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised regular updates on his government's efforts as Canada continues to work through a U.S. trade war while also seeking to strengthen relationships with other trading partners — and his medium of choice appears to be YouTube. "I promise you, I will never sugarcoat...

Trump offers immediate tariff relief to aluminum and steel companies that commit to U.S. expansion

Trump offers immediate tariff relief to aluminum and steel companies that commit to U.S. expansion

Canada trying to resume formal talks with U.S. on sectoral tariff relief. The Trump administration is now offering Canadian and Mexican aluminum and steel companies immediate tariff relief if they commit to moving production to the United States in the future. The U.S published the notice on Thursday during a tense week that saw both American and Canadian officials publicly...

Premier Scott Moe receives nomination, to lead Saskatchewan Party in 2028 election

Premier Scott Moe receives nomination, to lead Saskatchewan Party in 2028 election

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has been officially nominated by his party to run in the next election. The Saskatchewan Party says Moe is to be the candidate for Rosthern-Shellbrook. Moe says in a statement he's honoured to represent the constituency that includes his hometown of Shellbrook, north of Saskatoon.

Carney talks CUSMA review with Mexican president as official negotiations loom

Carney talks CUSMA review with Mexican president as official negotiations loom

Mexico has an official start date for trade talks with U.S., but Canada does not. Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday as the two countries are gearing up for the North American trade agreement review this year. The two leaders touched on a number of topics, including the upcoming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement...

Alexandre Boulerice, the lone Quebec NDP MP, set to give up seat to run provincially

Alexandre Boulerice, the lone Quebec NDP MP, set to give up seat to run provincially

The only NDP MP from Quebec will be announcing his plan to leave Parliament and run provincially for the Quebec solidaire as early as Sunday. Alexandre Boulerice's planned move was confirmed to La Presse Canadienne today by an internal source from QS, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. When asked for comment, a member of Boulerice's Ottawa...

Veterans Affairs ending Commissionaires' $330M federal contracting right

Veterans Affairs ending Commissionaires' $330M federal contracting right

OTTAWA -- The largest private sector employer of veterans in Canada is calling on the Liberal government not to end a federal contracting entitlement which gives it first dibs on security guard services.

Mark Carney's C-Suite Inner Circle Is Selling the World on Canada

Mark Carney's C-Suite Inner Circle Is Selling the World on Canada

Facing economic strains and tensions with the US, the prime minister is relying on a tight-knit group of allies to make trade deals and streamline government.

Former Liberal MP warns of unintended consequences to MP rights in Lobbying Act review: ‘if we continue down this road, you know where it ends? Ankle bracelets for lobbyists’

Former Liberal MP warns of unintended consequences to MP rights in Lobbying Act review: ‘if we continue down this road, you know where it ends? Ankle bracelets for lobbyists’

Proposed rule changes intended to increase transparency for federal lobbying may also result in an encroachment on MPs’ individual rights, warned a former MP speaking to the House Ethics Committee during its much-anticipated review of the Lobbying Act. “I think [designated public office holders’] rights are being eroded through stealth, and I think they need to put some light on...

Global Affairs staff exempt from return-to-office order due to lack of space

Global Affairs staff exempt from return-to-office order due to lack of space

Most employees working at Global Affairs Canada won't have to return to the office four days a week this summer due to a lack of space. Treasury Board announced earlier this year that public service executives will have to work on-site five days per week starting May 4, and all other federal employees must be in the office four days...

Enbridge gets federal approval for $4B natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C.

Enbridge gets federal approval for $4B natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C.

The federal government has approved a $4-billion plan by Enbridge Inc. to expand an existing natural gas pipeline in British Columbia, a move one executive says demonstrates a greater "sense of purpose" from Ottawa toward bolstering Canada's status as a global energy exporter. The Sunrise project would add 300 million cubic feet per day of transportation capacity on Enbridge's 3.6-billion-cubic-feet-per-day...

Carney’s new cross-partisan Canada-U.S. council a good strategic move, say political players

Carney’s new cross-partisan Canada-U.S. council a good strategic move, say political players

Prime Minister Mark Carney is a 'better political practitioner' than he’s given credit for, and the committee’s makeup could be another 'proof point' of that, says Conservative strategist Cole Hogan. The Liberal government’s new Canada-United States economic advisory council brings in corporate and industry heavy-hitters with “very powerful Rolodexes” who are most impacted by American tariffs, note observers, who add...

Alberta pipeline could receive federal financing through Indigenous loan guarantee program: energy minister

Alberta pipeline could receive federal financing through Indigenous loan guarantee program: energy minister

Tim Hodgson says federal Indigenous loan guarantee program could finance potential Pacific pipeline. Canada's Energy Minister says public dollars "could be used" for Alberta's proposed bitumen pipeline to the Pacific Coast through the federal government's Indigenous loan guarantee program. "With respect to public money, I want to be clear what we have said is that we would support Indigenous equity...

CRTC chair defends Online Streaming Act work after critics say regulator too slow

CRTC chair defends Online Streaming Act work after critics say regulator too slow

CRTC chairperson Vicky Eatrides says the regulator would like to move more quickly to modernize Canada's broadcasting system, but implementing the new rules is complex work and the CRTC must consider conflicting opinions. "We would all like to go faster," she said in a wide-ranging interview with The Canadian Press. "It's balancing getting it done quickly and getting it done...

Mounties, border officers and cyber spies shut out of early retirement incentive

Mounties, border officers and cyber spies shut out of early retirement incentive

Ottawa's new program allows federal employees to leave early without being penalized. Front-line security and intelligence workers including Mounties won't be able to access the government's penalty‑free early retirement incentive as federal public safety agencies focus on getting more people in the door — not out. The early retirement incentive (ERI) is part of the government's larger goal to trim...

Canada’s top general tries to reassure Ukraine as NATO tensions flare

Canada’s top general tries to reassure Ukraine as NATO tensions flare

'We are going to navigate through all of this,' Gen. Jennie Carignan tells CBC News. Canada’s top military commander attempted to deliver a message of reassurance to Ukrainians on Thursday that NATO remains a stable, vital force despite turmoil and criticism — most of it from the Trump administration. Gen. Jennie Carignan spoke on a panel at the Kyiv Security...

Canada ready to begin formal CUSMA negotiations: Canadian ambassador to the U.S.

Canada ready to begin formal CUSMA negotiations: Canadian ambassador to the U.S.

Canada’s new ambassador to the United States says Canada is ready, willing and able to start the CUSMA review with partners in Mexico and the U.S. In his first address to parliamentarians, Mark Wiseman told members of the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee that Canada is willing to start the formal review process and reduce uncertainty. Wiseman said Canada...



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Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suit

Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suit

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's Justice Department is using the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday to try to pressure preservationists to drop their lawsuit over his planned $400 million ballroom on the site of the former East Wing of the White House.

The night a big story came directly to Washington's journalists  -  hundreds of them

The night a big story came directly to Washington's journalists - hundreds of them

Journalists in the nation's capital are accustomed to chasing stories. But on Saturday night, the story came to them -- hundreds of them, gathered as President Donald Trump prepared to speak, thrust suddenly into chaos when a gunman tried to storm the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

Trump calls for unity and bipartisan healing after another violent incident. But will it last?

Trump calls for unity and bipartisan healing after another violent incident. But will it last?

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump was somberly contemplative and unusually conciliatory after confronting what he saw as a third attempt on his life in less than two years. He suggested that his personal politics had made him a repeated target, but he also called for unity and bipartisan healing in an increasingly violent world.

White House says suspect in Correspondents’ Dinner shooting wanted to target Trump officials

White House says suspect in Correspondents’ Dinner shooting wanted to target Trump officials

President Donald Trump and top officials were rushed to safety after shots were fired near stairs leading down to the main ballroom.

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White House says suspect in Correspondents’ Dinner shooting wanted to target Trump officials

White House says suspect in Correspondents’ Dinner shooting wanted to target Trump officials

President Donald Trump and top officials were rushed to safety after shots were fired near stairs leading down to the main ballroom.

Ottawa announces 'incremental increase' in direct flights to China

Ottawa announces 'incremental increase' in direct flights to China

Ottawa has announced an increase in the number of direct flights permitted to bring passengers and cargo to and from China. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says there will be "an incremental increase" in flights between the countries in response to Prime Minister Mark Carney's outreach visit to Beijing in January. Canadian and Chinese airlines will be allowed to boost the...

Two Indian ships come under fire in Strait of Hormuz after Iran reasserts control

Two Indian ships come under fire in Strait of Hormuz after Iran reasserts control

The strait will not be fully reopened “until America allows full freedom of navigation for vessels traveling from Iran,” Iranian military officials indicated. Iranian military officials said Saturday that conditions in the Strait of Hormuz have reverted to "strict control," citing the continued U.S. blockade of its ports, just one day after declaring the waterway “completely open.”

Carney calls for resumption of shipping during Strait of Hormuz talks

Carney calls for resumption of shipping during Strait of Hormuz talks

Prime Minister Mark Carney told world leaders today Canada welcomes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. The Prime Minister's Office says Carney took part virtually in a meeting with dozens of world leaders to talk about securing the strait.

Blockade on Iran will continue, Trump says, after Iran says it will reopen Strait of Hormuz - Strait will be completely ​open for rest of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Iran's foreign minister says

Blockade on Iran will continue, Trump says, after Iran says it will reopen Strait of Hormuz - Strait will be completely ​open for rest of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Iran's foreign minister says

Strait will remain completely ​open for rest of ceasefire, Iran's foreign minister says. Iran's foreign minister announced Friday that passage for all commercial ​vessels through the Strait ​of Hormuz is completely ​open following a ceasefire agreement reached in Lebanon yesterday, but President Donald Trump said the U.S. naval blockade on Iran will remain in place until a deal with Tehran...

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Reclaiming control, restoring caution – Fixing Canada’s broken immigration system

Reclaiming control, restoring caution – Fixing Canada’s broken immigration system

Canada’s long-standing openness helped build one of the world’s most respected immigration systems. However, the intellectual establishment’s push for ever-expanding “inclusivity” has driven that openness beyond what many Canadians consider reasonable.

Do Candidates in Canadian Elections Share the Same Views as Their Constituents on the Division of Powers within the Federation?

Do Candidates in Canadian Elections Share the Same Views as Their Constituents on the Division of Powers within the Federation?

A comparison of two separate surveys conducted during the 2021 and 2025 election years shows a misalignment between the positions of election candidates and those of their constituents on the division of powers in Canada. While the views of candidates and voters were relatively close on this issue in 2021, the gap widened in 2025. The percentage of voters who...

Ford government’s minimum wage hike may make it harder for young people to find work

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Move over Mark Carney: it's Pope Leo

Move over Mark Carney: it's Pope Leo

I nearly drove off the road when I heard Pope Leo’s powerful message on the radio this week.

Complaining about access-to-info complaints

Complaining about access-to-info complaints

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office wants to bust up a monopoly. I think I’m the target. Let me explain. The Privy Council Office (PCO), home of the prime minister and cabinet, has been flooded with complaints about its failures to comply with the Access to Information Act.

Canada takes a big step toward troops in Iran war

Canada takes a big step toward troops in Iran war

Canadian troops may be only days away from deploying to the Middle East to aid the U.S.’s and Israel’s war on Iran. The latest indication is a joint statement expressing concern about Iran’s restriction of oil tankers through the narrow Strait of Hormuz signed by Prime Minister Mark Carney and NATO allies late in the week.

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Liberals are ‘hijacking’ the Charter, says Canada’s last living framer of the Constitution

Liberals are ‘hijacking’ the Charter, says Canada’s last living framer of the Constitution

Former Newfoundland premier Brian Peckford is the one man still alive who was personally in the room with then prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau when provinces and the federal government agreed, together, to a new Constitution Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He talks to Brian about the real basis for Section 33 — the notwithstanding clause —...

The real cost of foreign slopaganda on Canadian democracy

The real cost of foreign slopaganda on Canadian democracy

It started with mispronunciations-- saying "Regina" wrong, or saying "Atlanta" instead of "Alberta"-- but it spiraled into so much more. With their interest piqued, the Media Ecosystem Observatory began looking into a network of dozens of YouTube channels claiming to be covering Canadian politics from an Albertan perspective, and they found faceless, Dutch content creators to be behind the videos...

First, the Alberta health scandal. Then the surveillance began

First, the Alberta health scandal. Then the surveillance began

It began with a whistle-blower alleging government interference in Alberta Health Services’ contracting process and its connections to a medical supply company, MHCare Medical. Alberta’s government denies the allegations. But soon, the whistle-blower and others – and a Globe reporter who dug into the case – were subject to a campaign of harassment, threats and surveillance. Who was behind it all?

If we don’t cut old spending to make room for new spending, do tax hikes become inevitable?

If we don’t cut old spending to make room for new spending, do tax hikes become inevitable?

As the Spring Economic Statement beckons, Canada’s top economic minds- turned Sage contributors, former Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge, McGill Economics Professor Chris Ragan, and former B.C. cabinet secretary Deputy Minister Don Wright join hosts Allan Gregg and Edward Greenspon to discuss Canada’s creeping fiscal complacency.